Season 20

Episodes •

Roy Underhill
Lap Desk

1. Lap Desk

min

Watch and learn as Roy builds a reproduction of a simple walnut lap desk from the 19th century.

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Turned Corner Chair

2. Turned Corner Chair

min

Follow along as Roy shows you how to make a circa-1550 three-legged chair from the Flemish town of Rotterdam.

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Banjo Man George Wunderlich

3. Banjo Man George Wunderlich

min

Join Roy as he welcomes George Wunderlich and watch as he recreates a mid-1800s banjo.

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Writer's Bookcase

4. Writer's Bookcase

min

Watch as Roy builds a small oak bookcase, without glue or fasteners, for easier disassembly.

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Timber Corner

5. Timber Corner

min

Pick up valuable tips for large-scale woodworking from Roy as he builds the corner of a timber-framed structure.

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Decoy Carvers

6. Decoy Carvers

min

Observe Nick Supone and Neal Conolly as they stop by “The Woodwright’s Shop” and demonstrate the hewing and carving techniques used in creating a duck decoy

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Eastfield Village

7. Eastfield Village

min

Travel with Roy to Eastfield Village where he tours the museum’s restored historic buildings.

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Marquetry Master Patrick Edwards

8. Marquetry Master Patrick Edwards

min

Watch and learn as Roy visits with marquetry expert Patrick Edwards, and discusses the technique of “painting in wood.”

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In the Blacksmith's Shop

9. In the Blacksmith's Shop

min

Join Roy for a visit with blacksmiths Peter Ross and Ken Schwarz where they demonstrate making bench chisels and more.

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Toys that Make Noise

10. Toys that Make Noise

min

Watch as Roy soldiers a tin-can bird whistle and makes a boxwood whistling top.

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Carving with the Cabinetmakers

11. Carving with the Cabinetmakers

min

Travel along with Roy to the Hay Cabinet Shop at Williamsburg for a furniture-carving talk with Master Mack Headley.

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Windsor Chair

12. Windsor Chair

min

Watch as Roy visits with Mike Dunbar of the Windsor Institute as he demonstrates the process for building a sack-back Windsor chair.

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20th Anniversary Show

13. 20th Anniversary Show

min

Join Roy as he looks back on 20 years of “The Woodwright’s Shop,” including highlights of guests, projects and memorable moments.

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